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Oh man that is a rabbit hole you don't want to go down. Modern software synths are extremely complex, but also extremely powerful.

I mean, look at the interface for Serum, probably the best synth on the market right now:

https://d84g6yundlaof.cloudfront.net/assets/serum/serumall-b...

It looks like an airplane's cockpit.

Sound design is a whole another part of music. Most amateur musicians don't even bother with it because it is way to technical to master. They just use presets.

I personally hate it, but if you have a technical bent, you might enjoy it



Serum is the easiest synth I have ever used. There are a lot of controls, but they all make sense. And if one is just starting out, they can ignore most of the controls and focus on just the basics: Waveform, envelop, filter. Then move to modulation starting with LFOs. (Modulation is where Serum really shines. It is literally drag-and-drop. Compared to the modulation matrices that many synths use, it's a cake walk.)

If you think Serum look complex, take a look at Zebra 2.




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